Directory of Bos Resources

Bos is the genus of wild and domestic cattle.

Resources in This Category

Aurochs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bos_primigenius
Information from Wikipedia on Bos primigenius, a species of extinct wild cattle and the ancestor of domestic cattle.
Banteng: Bos javanicus

http://www.wildcattleconservation.org/SpeciesFactSheets/BosJavanicus.htm
Factsheet with taxonomy, distribution, description, ecology and conservation.
Bison (Bos bison)

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/bos_biso.htm
Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.
Bos taurus

http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/hayes_katy
This project by Katy Hayes on the domestic cow covers its classification, adaptations, nutrition, reproduction, interaction with other species, diseases and behavior.
Gaur: Bos gaurus

http://www.wildcattleconservation.org/SpeciesFactSheets/BosGaurus.htm
Factsheet with taxonomy, distribution, description, ecology and conservation.
Kouprey: Bos sauveli

http://www.wildcattleconservation.org/SpeciesFactSheets/bos-sauveli.html
Factsheet with taxonomy, distribution, description, ecology and conservation.
Life on the Tibetan Plateau: Yaks

http://kekexili.typepad.com/life_on_the_tibetan_plate/2006/10/yaks.html
Photographs and information on these animals which once roamed across Tibet but are now mostly domesticated.
Yak

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bos_grunniens
Information from Wikipedia on the Tibetan yak, Bos grunniens, with long shaggy hair.

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